Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 8, 2016 16:47:34 GMT 12
Road shadow over hapu land
Rotorua iwi are unhappy that their land is still bound by a designation it could be taken for a future highway.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says the government will upgrade State Highway 30 and Te Ngae Road going east of the town by the airport at a cost of $24 million, rather than going ahead with the Rotorua Eastern Arterial route nearer to the lake.
But he won't lift the 1964 designation on that route that affects land owned by members of Hurunga te Rangi, To Roro o te Rangi and Ngati Uenukukopako.
Rotorua Lakes Mayor Steve Chadwick says addressing congestion on Te Ngae Rd is a good start but a long term solution is still needed.
But she says the council wants to see the 50-year-old Rotorua eastern arterial designation lifted, because it's an historic injustice to local iwi…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTMwMzg=/National/Road-shadow-over-hapu-land
Rotorua iwi are unhappy that their land is still bound by a designation it could be taken for a future highway.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says the government will upgrade State Highway 30 and Te Ngae Road going east of the town by the airport at a cost of $24 million, rather than going ahead with the Rotorua Eastern Arterial route nearer to the lake.
But he won't lift the 1964 designation on that route that affects land owned by members of Hurunga te Rangi, To Roro o te Rangi and Ngati Uenukukopako.
Rotorua Lakes Mayor Steve Chadwick says addressing congestion on Te Ngae Rd is a good start but a long term solution is still needed.
But she says the council wants to see the 50-year-old Rotorua eastern arterial designation lifted, because it's an historic injustice to local iwi…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTMwMzg=/National/Road-shadow-over-hapu-land